| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Roger Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Buckland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arden Buteau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Webb (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Timothy Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Drown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Donegan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Russell Drown denies the turnaround by Arden Buteau | 26-34 |
| 19:40 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Russell Drown | 26-34 |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Alan Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Patterson - foul #2 on Roger Patterson, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Vincent Edington (SG), Milton Gunn (PF) Timothy Knight, Russell Drown | |
| 19:20 | Iowa | James Donegan buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Brown | 26-36 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Milton Gunn pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:59 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Knight (SG), Ralph Banton (SF) Vincent Edington, Timothy Bowman | |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Randy Webb knocks in the runner in the paint | 28-36 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Ralph Banton's floater is knocked away by Daniel Buckland | 28-36 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Daniel Buckland | 28-36 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Webb | 31-36 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Milton Gunn hits a shot in the paint set up by Timothy Knight | 31-38 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson banks in the layup | 33-38 |
| 17:21 | Iowa | James Donegan blows the layup | 33-38 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Timothy Knight gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Timothy Knight's floater is tipped away by Randy Webb | 33-38 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelwahed | 33-38 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Timothy Knight steals the ball from Arden Buteau | 33-38 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Timothy Knight can't finish the layup | 33-38 |
| 16:48 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Knight | 33-38 |
| 16:37 | Iowa | Milton Gunn hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Knight | 33-40 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | James Donegan steals the ball from Daniel Buckland | 33-40 |
| 15:48 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the runner near the basket | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Roger Patterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Buckland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Arden Buteau (tiring) 2 pts. C - Randy Webb (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Knight (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ralph Banton (fairly fresh) PF - Milton Gunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Donegan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | James Donegan is whistled for a carry | 36-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Skoog (PG), Alex Smith (SG), William Ross (SF), John Mandell (PF), Clyde Borkholder (C) Roger Patterson, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Randy Webb | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (PG), Vincent Edington (SG), Timothy Bowman (SF), Russell Drown (PF) Alan Brown, Timothy Knight, Ralph Banton, Milton Gunn | |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | John Mandell misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Vincent Edington - foul #1 on Vincent Edington, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | John Mandell makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | John Mandell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:58 | Iowa | Vincent Edington snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | John Mandell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | John Mandell can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 37-42 |
| 14:10 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Bradley Bisbee | 37-42 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG) Vincent Edington | |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Alex Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| 13:29 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roger Patterson (PG), Nicholas Fogel (SF), Igor Kopinski (C) Alex Smith, William Ross, Clyde Borkholder | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Knight (SG), Gerry Park (SF) Bradley Bisbee, Timothy Bowman | |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Skoog | 39-42 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | Russell Drown hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | James Donegan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | Gerry Park is hacked by Roger Patterson - foul #3 on Roger Patterson, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (SG), William Ross (SF), Arden Buteau (PF) James Skoog, Nicholas Fogel, John Mandell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Bradley Bisbee (SG), Timothy Bowman (SF) Alan Brown, Timothy Knight, Gerry Park | |
| 12:07 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 12:05 | Iowa | Russell Drown tips it home | 39-44 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Russell Drown is called for the reach on Arden Buteau - foul #1 on Russell Drown, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Clyde Borkholder (C) Roger Patterson, Igor Kopinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Timothy Knight (SG) Loren Wile, Bradley Bisbee | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arden Buteau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clyde Borkholder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Knight (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Drown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Donegan (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Alex Smith scores on a shot from the right side | 41-44 |
| 11:30 | Iowa | Timothy Knight is fouled in the backcourt by William Ross - foul #3 on William Ross, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (SF) William Ross | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerry Park (SF) Timothy Bowman | |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Russell Drown is open but can't throw it down but he's hacked by Arden Buteau - foul #2 on Arden Buteau, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roger Patterson (PG), Daniel Buckland (SF) Alex Smith, Nicholas Fogel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (PG), Timothy Bowman (SF) Alan Brown, Gerry Park | |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Russell Drown makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Russell Drown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder blows the layup but the foul's on Bradley Bisbee - foul #3 on Bradley Bisbee, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Skoog (SG) Dikembe Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG) Bradley Bisbee | |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | James Donegan hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the right block | 42-46 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | James Skoog snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder lays it in set up by Roger Patterson | 44-46 |
| 09:53 | Iowa | Timothy Knight knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alan Brown and he's hacked by Arden Buteau - foul #3 on Arden Buteau, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (SG), William Ross (SF), John Mandell (PF), Randy Webb (C) Roger Patterson, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Clyde Borkholder | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (PG), Gerry Park (SF) Alan Brown, Timothy Bowman | |
| 09:53 | Iowa | Timothy Knight makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | John Mandell buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Skoog | 47-49 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | James Donegan banks in the layup | 47-51 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Alex Smith can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right block | 47-51 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | The rebound goes to James Donegan | 47-51 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee makes the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by James Skoog - foul #4 on James Skoog, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Daniel Buckland (SF) James Skoog, Alex Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Timothy Bowman (SF) Timothy Knight, Gerry Park | |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee misses the free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-53 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | Alan Brown snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Alan Brown is hacked by William Ross in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Ross, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roger Patterson (PG), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Igor Kopinski (C) William Ross, John Mandell, Randy Webb | |
| Subs | Iowa | Vincent Edington (SG) Bradley Bisbee | |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Alan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Alan Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | James Donegan takes the ball from Igor Kopinski | 47-55 |
| 07:27 | Iowa | Vincent Edington is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland grabs the board | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Roger Patterson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Buckland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clyde Borkholder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Igor Kopinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Edington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Drown (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Donegan (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clyde Borkholder | 50-55 |
| 06:50 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 50-57 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 50-57 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Russell Drown | 50-57 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | James Donegan misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Donegan | 50-57 |
| 05:39 | Iowa | James Donegan is open but can't throw it down | 50-57 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-57 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Roger Patterson is called for the reach on Alan Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Patterson, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Skoog (PG), Alex Smith (SG), William Ross (SF), John Mandell (PF), Randy Webb (C) Roger Patterson, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Daniel Buckland, Clyde Borkholder, Igor Kopinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Knight (SG), Gerry Park (SF), Milton Gunn (PF), Sean Seward (C) Vincent Edington, Timothy Bowman, Russell Drown, James Donegan | |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Alan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Alan Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Alex Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 55-59 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Timothy Knight comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Randy Webb snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | James Skoog works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the right block set up by Alex Smith and he's fouled by Alan Brown - foul #1 on Alan Brown, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arden Buteau (PF) John Mandell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Vincent Edington (PF), James Donegan (C) Alan Brown, Milton Gunn, Sean Seward | |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | James Skoog makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Timothy Knight loses the dribble to Alex Smith in the backcourt | 58-59 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | James Skoog hits the finger roll set up by Alex Smith | 60-59 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Alex Smith is called for the reach on Timothy Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Smith, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Russell Drown (PF) Vincent Edington | |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Timothy Knight makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Timothy Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Alex Smith drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Skoog | 62-61 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Gerry Park is alone and drills a shot from the right block | 62-63 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | William Ross hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Randy Webb | 64-63 |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Arden Buteau is called for the reach on James Donegan - foul #4 on Arden Buteau, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roger Patterson (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Nicholas Fogel (SF), John Mandell (PF) James Skoog, Alex Smith, William Ross, Arden Buteau | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Vincent Edington (SF), Milton Gunn (PF) Loren Wile, Gerry Park, Russell Drown | |
| 03:25 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:25 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Roger Patterson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Fogel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Mandell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randy Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Edington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Gunn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Donegan (tired) 20 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Milton Gunn misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-65 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Randy Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland (SF), Arden Buteau (PF), Clyde Borkholder (C) Nicholas Fogel, John Mandell, Randy Webb | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (PG), Timothy Bowman (SF), Russell Drown (PF) Alan Brown, Vincent Edington, Milton Gunn | |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Vincent Edington (PF) Bradley Bisbee, Russell Drown | |
| 01:59 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Vincent Edington steals the ball from Clyde Borkholder | 66-65 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Vincent Edington steals the ball from Roger Patterson | 66-65 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Alan Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Webb (C) Clyde Borkholder | |
| Subs | Iowa | Russell Drown (PF) Vincent Edington | |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-65 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | James Donegan misses the floater from the left side | 66-65 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Randy Webb pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Russell Drown - foul #2 on Russell Drown, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Dikembe Abdelwahed is called for the reach on Alan Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Alan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Alan Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Patterson | 70-67 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Russell Drown makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Alan Brown | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Brown - foul #2 on Alan Brown, team foul #6 | 70-69 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland is hacked by Timothy Bowman - foul #3 on Timothy Bowman, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Randy Webb takes the ball from Russell Drown | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Randy Webb runs out the clock | 72-69 |